Nguyen? What is This Word and How the Heck Do You Pronounce It?

You’ve seen this name before. It’s a family name that’s so popular, there’s no way you haven’t. Go look in your high school yearbook and I guarantee you’ll find someone with this name assuming your high school was even the least bit diverse. Maybe it’s the name of one of your best friends named Kevin. Maybe it was the name of your crush. Or maybe... it’s your name.

And that name is NGUYEN.

In this video, we take a look at the origin of this famous name, why all Vietnamese people have it in common, and most importantly... how the heck do you pronounce it??? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8B1phdp_3w